San Antonio Daily Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 86, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 14, 1897 Page: 4 of 8
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WEDNESDAY. APRIL 14 1897.
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POWDER
Absolutely Pure.
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strength and healthfulness. Assures
the food against alum and all forms of
adulteration common to the cheap
brands. ROYAL RAKING POWDER
CO.. NEW YORK.
LIGHT FLASHES
—G. W. Wixforth was Crested by
Officer Yantis yesterday lor obstruct-
ing the sidewalk. The recorder con-
tinued his case this morning in order
to investigate the case for himself.
—Hood’s Pills are the favorite fam-
ily cathartic and liver medicine. Price
25 cents.
—Recorder's Clerk Hertzberg has bad
his face clean shaven except his mous-
tache and was hardly recognized by
some of his friends th'is morning.
—John May’s case for beating and
strikingcontinued from yesterdaywas
again continued this morning until Fri-
day.
—Now is the time to purify your
blood and Hood’s Sarsaparilla is the
best medicine for the purpose. Thous-
ands of great cures prove that it is
the One True Blood Purifier.
—Miss Louisa Spille celebrated her
birthday anniversary at her home on
Victoria street yesterday.
—Stop over at Louis’ and try some
of his genuine Pittsburg Stogies. 13-22 t
—The Seventh day adventists will
begin a camp meeting in this city some
time in May.
—A steam roller is at work on West
Commerce street. between Cafaron
and Laredo.
—Genuine Pittsburg Stogies at Louis’
3 for 5 cents. 4-13-22 t
—The recorder had a very light dock-
et this morning and completed the ses-
sion of his court in about 30 mintues.
—Account meeting of East Texas
Presbytery the “Sunset route” will sell
tickets to Nacogdoches?! ex.. and re-
turn on April 19th good to return April
23rd at rate of one and one-third fare.
4-14-3 t
—The residents of Midway are inflict-
ed with a nightly cow bell serenade.
—Account international corfvention
Y. M. C. A. to be held at Mobile. Ala.
the "Sunset route” will sell tickets to
Mobile. Ala. and return on April’ 19th
and 20th good to return April 30th at
rate of one fare $21.40. 14-3 t
—The Belknap rifles will give an ex-
hibition drill in their armory April 21st
for the benefit of the visitors.
—The city collector collected $12-
345.60 in the month of March.
—See our stock and be convinced'
that we are the largest dealers in Tex-
as. G. A. STOWERS FURNITURE
CO. 4 11 tf
—The city assessor reports the total
• valuation of cit’s property to be $31-
140860.
Solid oak extension tables $4.50.
G. A. STOWERS FURNITURE CO.
—Several bids for printing a small
job of work have been received by the
mayor but have not yet been opened.
They will be opened and attended to
at the first meeting of the council
finance commitee.
—Judge Phil Shook performed a mar-
riage ceremony last night on Zavala
street making Estanlslado Solais and
Maria Castro man and wife.
—G. R. Cralton apd Sarah E. Hays
were united in marriage in the county
clerk's office yesterday afternoon by
Judge E. Griff Jones.
—Gen. Grierson formerly stationed at
Fort Sam Houston was injured at
Fort DaviA a few days ago by his
horse throwing him. He had several
ribs fractured by the accident but Is
now recovering rapidly.
—Mrs. R. W. Garcia a Mexican
woman aged 36 years was adjudged
insane in the Probate court yesterday
afternoon and her relatives gave bond
to take charge of her.
—Fritzs Deininger has closed his East
Commerce street meat market and has
accepted a position with the Lone Star
brewery.—Light April 13. Mr. Bass
of the Lone Star brewery requests the
Light to say that Mr. Deininger is not
working for the Lone Star brewery.
.—A dance was given at the house of
Miss Kate Gonder on Crofton avenue
last night. She will depart in a few
days for New Orleans.
—Dr. Thompson is glow riding a
wheel.
—The Mission bowling club's usual
weekly bowl takes place tonight.
—Carpenters' union. No. 717. meets in
its hall corner Veramendi street and
Main avenue tonight.
—The effects of the Spanish-Amerl-
can printing company damaged in
yesterday morning's fire are being re-
moved.
—Thos. Carter the boot black at the
Acme saloon was presented with a
handsome gold medal by his customers
yesterday. County Attorney Bart J.
DeWitt making' the presentation. It
is a Texas star-with a wreath of
Mexican gold surmounting It.
—A new saloon is shortly to be open-
ed on Main avenue between Houston
and Commerce streets.
—Quite a number of Houston crack
shots will likely go to San Antonio
where a shooting contest will take
place.—Houston Press.
—The city clerk this morning grant-
ed a permit to Karl Krueger to erect
a one-story residence on Josephine
street. Ward 4 to cost $l5O.
—Fred Small reports the horse mar-
ket as very lively at present.
—A petition was handed the mayor
this morning signed by a number of
teachers of the public schools asking
that Good Friday be set .aside as a
legal holiday by the school board.
—At the opening of the San Antonio
Gun Club tournament tomorrow’ at
lakeview' there will be eight events
each at 20 single targetss2 entrance.
$2O added. A similar program is out-
lined for the two days following.
—At the meeting of the directors of
the San Antonio Gun Club last night
the current officers of the club were
re-elected.
—The Maplethorpe preliminary hear-
ing was postponed this morning until
next Monday on account of the ab-
sence of a witness for the defendant.
—Sheriff Campbell has gone to Marfa
after a negro who is said to be Tip
Morrison wanted in San Antonio for
the murder of Walker Richardson.
—The county commissioners appoint-
ed about one hundred road overseers
for the roads in commissioners' pre-
cincts Nos. 3 and 4 Ahis morning.
—Tomorrow is Holy or Maundy
Thursday. Services will be held in all
the Catholic churches.
—A permit was issued this morning
to Otto Schmitt to erect a one-story
dwelling on Jones avenue. Ward 4. to
cost $350. .
—City Collector Sutor swore out a
number of affidavits for lawyers- de-
lihquent in the payment of occupation
taxes before Recorder's Clerk Hertz-
berg this morning*
—Wiliarh H. Ford was fined $5 in
Justice Jones’ court yesterday on a
charge of assault and battery upon
Deputy Constable Pobukoski on April
10. Ford gave notice of appeal.
THE LIVER KEEPS PEOPLE WELL
When the liver is sluggish all other
organs are involved. You suffer from
Constipation Biliousness Jaundice
Headache Indigestion Pain in the
back Chills and loss of energy. You
will never know how promptly these
troubles can be cured until you use
Herbine. It cures quickly when oth-
er remedies utterly fail. Regulates
the liver purifies the blood. Herbine
is a harmless vegetable remedy that
gives new life and energy almost from
the first dose. Price 75 cents. Free
trial bottles at E. Reuss and C. Schas-
se. 3-10-lyr
COURTING CERTAIN DEATH.
New Orleans. April 14. —Four men in
a skiff last night tried to cut a levee
at Davies on the opposite side of the
river. eighteeYi miles above the city
where a great crevasse occurred in
1884". Armed men pursued them in a
boat but the daring miscreants es-
caped. Now twenty-five armed men
petrol that levee at night and tamper-
ing with the bank wil mean death.
CHURCH PICNIC.
An excursion to Van Raub April 25.
by the German Lutheran St. John's
church on the A. P. Ry. Trains will
leave at 1:30 p. m. returning at 8 p.
m. Trains will stop at Commerce
street crossing. Tickets for’ sale by
Rev. Ulrich C. Zoller and Nic Peters.
• « 4-14-st.
BATTLE OF FLOWERS SOUVENIR.
Joske Bros have received a hand-
some lot of souvenir spoons in six dif-
ferent patterns. ’On San Jacinto day
they will give one to every visitor to
the "Big Store” who a purchase
of $2.00 or more. 4-13-tf
RAILROAD NOTES.
Homer Eads of the Iron Mountain
returned this morning from a trip to
Houston.
John K. Rosson livestock agent of
the Katy is in the city.
Colonel J. C. Andrews traveling pas-
senger agent of the Southern railway
is in the city from Houston.
A number of railroad men went to
Austin this morning to. witness the
outcome of the "Fellow servants” bill
and also the "gate” bill.
W. D. Lawson traveling passenger
agent of the Katy at Houston is in
the city.
W. B. Ryan the newly appointed as-
sistant general freight and passenger
agent of the Mexican National pass-
ed through the city this morning en
route from New York to the City of
Mexico.
The people of Galveston propose to
take steps to secure the extension of
the Gulf Shore railroad to that city
and a committee is to be appointed to
look into the matter.but nothing has
yet been reported to the San Antonio
end.
UfONDERFUL Are the cures oy
VW Hood’s Sarsaparilla and yet they
are simple and natural. Hood’s Sarsa-
parilla makes PURE BLOOD.
RHEUMATISM
Munyon’s Rheumatism Cure is
guarnteed to cure acute or muscular
rheumatism in from one to five days.
Sharp shooting pains in any part of
the body stopped by a few doses. A
cure for lameness soreness stiff back
and all pains in hips and loins. Chron-
ic rheumatism sciatica lumbago or
pain in the back are speedily cured.
It seldom fails to give relief from one
to two -doses and almost invariably
cures before one bottle has lieen used.
Price 25c.
MUNYON’S
Improved Homoeopathic Home
Remedy Co. put up a separate cure
for each disease. At all druggists
mostly 25c. Guide to Health free.
letters to Prof. Munyon
1505 Arch street Philadelphia Pa.
answered with free medical advice
for liny disease.
A STABBING AFFRAY.
Hal Robinson Injured by . Mollie
Woods.
As the result of a quarrel Hal Robin-
son was stabbed in the right side by
Mollie Woods last night.
Mollie was at the home of Howard's
mother with whom he resides at 211
North Centre street and upon leaving
they began to quarrel. Molly became
furiously enraged and seizing a knife
lying.near dealt the blow which today
is confining Howard to his bed and_
has her languishing behind the prison
bars in the basement of the city hall.
The police were notified of the affair
and answered the call but the woman
had fled immediately upon seeing whaf
she had done.
Dr. Kingsley was summoned and
dressed the wounded man's side. The
stab he says is only slight and will
heal in a few days.
Uppn leaving the house the woman
secured a hack and drove directly to
Campbell's drugstore corner West
Commerce and Eakt streets where she
was captured a short while after by
Detective McClosky and Police Officer
Daniels just as she was re-entering
the hack. She had a small package in
her hand which the detective took
away from her but which he lost. He
believes it was a package of poison
and that she had purchased it with
the intention of putting an end to her
life although she stoutly denied this.
An affidavit against Mollie Woods
for assualt to murder was filed in Jus-
tice Jones’ court this morning.
LADY BOWLERS.
The ladies of Alamo Bowling club
spent an enjoyable time at their alley
in Mission garden yesterday afternoon
at bowling and some good scores were
made.
A business meeting was also held
at which they decided to wienie at
Scheuermeyer’s Southwestern park on
the afternoon of April 20. next Tues-
day.
They also decided to change the
name of the organization to the Fern
Leaf Bowling club.
The ladies selected this park for
holding their picnic on account of the
thirty-minute car service which has
recently been established.
MAYER & ADLER SUED.
Morris Jacoby &-Co. of New York
brought suit against Mayer & Adler
in the Forty-fifth District court this
morning for debt in the sum of $630
being on an open account and on two
drafts. Plaintiffs also pray for a writ
of attachment and allege that defen-
dants have disposed of their property
in whole or in part with intent to de-
fraud their creditors. Plaintiffs also
state that the attachment is not sued
out for the purpose of injuring or har-
rassing the defendants and that the
plaintiffs Will probably lose their debt
unless such attachment Is issued.
PERSONAL MENTION. -
W. H. Coyle has returned to Hous-
ton.
George Buchanan of Del Rio' is at
the Mahncke.
A. J Burleson and wife of Kosse.
Tex. are at the Menger.
Mr. and Mrs. Bacon of Shavano
Texas are at the Mahncke.
I. W. Middlebrook and Henry Ilse
of Columbus Tex. are at the Mahn-
cke.
Ex-Police Officer Henry Wosnig has
returned to the city from a visit to his
ranch.
Friedrich Hofheinz of Schiller Tex.
is in the city and is stopping at he
Mahncke.
Hon. W. . Bowen a prominent law-
yer of Cotulla is in the city and is
quartered at the Southern.”
William H. Troape. representing the
Allen Paper company of St. Louis
is in town paying his respects to prin-
ters. •
Judge James O. Luby of San Diego.
Tex. arrived in the city yesterday and
left last night for Austin. He will
return tomorrow.
Mr. N. M. Smith and bride have re-
turned from their'wedding trip. Mr.
Smith's two daughters are visiting
him from San Mareos.
Mr. H. C. De Muth a prominent
business man of Sedalia Mo. and for-
merly postmaster of that place has
been in the city on a visit to Mr. W.
S. Seng. He returned to his home last
night.
SUIT FOR SLANDER.
ANNA AND JOSIE WAEJINIA WANT
TEN THOUSAND DOLLABS-
They Say They Were Compelled To
Leave A Ball Boom And Were
Called Street Walkers.
Anna and Josie Warjinia want Wil-
liam Grosenbacher and Charles Nitzel
to pay them $lOOOO for the hereinafter
alleged reasons and have begun suit
for slander in that amount in the Thir-
ty-seventh District court. They al-
lege that they are young ladies of ex-
cellent moral character and of deli-
cate and refined feelingj and that
they are virtuous and chaste and have
always had the confidence and respect
of the people among whom they had
lived.
They would further show that on the
13th of last February a public dance
was given in Turner hall and that
they in company with their escort Jo-
seph Castle presented themselves for
admission to the hall after having
purchased three tickets at 50 cents
each and partook of the festivities by
joining the various dances. While so
taking part plaintiffs allege Charles
Nitzel. on being informed and spoken
to by William Grosenbacher that they
w6re "streetwalkers” approached
them and told them that they would
be compelled to leave the hall and up-
on plaintiff’s asking the reason of their
being dismissed in this manner "defen-
dant Nitzel spoke to them in the pres-
ence of their escort and other per-
sons falsely and maliciously the fol-
lowing slanderous and villainous lan-
guage: "You are streetwalkers.”***
“which slanderous and villainous
woids defendants knew or might have
known were false and untrue and
without foundation.” •
Plaintiffs allege that words
have caused them much shame and
degradation mental pain and suffering
and to be shunned by their compan-
ions and to be held up as persons
without virtue or honor on account of
which each has been damaged in the
sum of $lOOOO.
WHITE’S CREAM VERMIFUGE.
Is the one worm remedy that does ev-
ery possible good without the possibil-
ity of harm. It is a purely vegetable
preparation that cannot fail to expel
worms. If your child eats well but
fails to grow if it is dark under the
eyes if it is fretful or if it sleeps poor-
ly the chances are that the worms are
sapping its vitality retarding its
growth and endangering its life. Y’ou
can use Cream Vermifuge with abso-
lute certainty of results. Large bot-
tles. small dose. Price 25 cents. Sold
by E. Reuss and C. Schasse. 2
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
L. Wm. Menger to Henry Schafer
lot 9 and east % lot 8 block 1 o. c. I. 1
3 d. 2 on south side Binkey street:
SEO.
Wm. C. Miller to Mrs. Gabriel Tschir-
hart lots 36 37. 48 and 49 block 3
O. c. 1. 144; $295.
Johanna A and Alex. L. Ludwig to
Mrs. Lizzie Newby lots 1 and 2. block
22 on south side Hays street; $2130.
T. A. Coleffian and wife to Mrs. M.
J. Keeran. south one-half of- southeast
one-quarter of lot or block 3 San Ped-
ro creek and Upper Labor ditch ofi
west side Main avenue; $650.
Reba G. Prelat to Aug. R. Gregory
interest in lots 10 11 and 12 block 7
in Laurel Heights addition; $l.
FOR OVER FIFTY YEARS
Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup has
been used for children teething. It
soothes the child softens the gums
allays all pain cures wind colic and
is the best remedy for diarrhoae. 25
cents a bottle. 9-27-lyr-eod
MANAGER WALKER S BENEFIT
Manager- Walker’s benefit will oc-
cur at the Grand opera house next
Wednesday and the hosts of friends
he. has made during his residence in
San Antonio are bent on making it a
grand success. The company present-
ing the play* "Trilby” is one of A. M.
Palmer’s and as he is noted for his
good judgment in casting plays it goes
without saying that the production at
the Grand next Wednesday night will
be a rare historic treat. A car load of
special scenery is used in the produc-
tion.
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money if It
fails to cure. 25c. 10-5-lSflt.
_ ■ —-
AFTER THE PLUMBERS.
Joseph Gutzeit was before the re-
corder his morning on the charge of
digging a ditch unlawfully. He and
his partner. Mr. West put a force of
men to work digging a ditch on Mason
street yesterday and were stopped by
Mr. Micklejohn the street commission-'
er as they could show no permit for
doing the work.
Upon being stopped they secured a
permit and after explaining before the
recorder this morning were dismissed
but Judge Lewis informed them .that
all violators of this ordinance would
hereafter be given the full penalty
plumbers were in the hat.it of leaving
the streets in bad condition after dig-
ging trenches and said if the ordinance
was not enforced he could not keep
the streets in proper condition.
APPLES'
$1 per barrel; specked 50c per barrel;
apply. Butchers and Saloon Men’s Ice
factory. Dallas street. 14-lt
THEFLOOD
Of Gentffne Bargains which we are
offering to the lady shoppers and men
as wqll. FOR THIS WEEK ONLY is
something not to be overlooked as you
can buy as much here for $1 this week
as you can elsewhere for $3.
Look al These Prices
t
Handkerchiefs white and bordered.
100 styles for ladies and gents...3c
Big napkins 100 yard spool silk...3c
Dressing and fine combs 3c
Side combs pocket combs 3c
Big box French shoe blacking... 3c
Scrub brushes house brushes 3c
Tooth brushes and shaving brushes.3c
Fancy hair pins 50 styles 3c
Garter Elastic fine val fancy and
wide American laces per yard..3c
Fancy Jap. fans harmonicas 3c
280 brass pins 10 Spences pens... .3c
Ink tablet 3 crochet hooks 3c
Black and colored inks 3c
Of coqrse you wil be astonished af-
ter you FIND OUR STORE PACK-
ED with thousands of such bargains
as the above. DON’T WASTE YOUR
MONEY when it is So easy to save
it by trading at the
Great 5 and 10c Store
202 SOUTH FLORES STREET
Only a block from. Military Plaza.
Ta£e this ad with you to avoid mis-
takes.
THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC WRECK.
A Correction of the Account in Yester-
day's Light.
In the account of the Southern Pa-
cific wreck the Light yesterday stated
that it was a rear-end collision. As
the trains collided from opposite di-
rections one being an east bound and
the other a west bound further than
that it was a head-ender is unneces-
sary. In the headlines of the account
the Light stated that it was a "head-
end collision.” and it was also intend-
ed as such in the write up. Mr. Mc-
Queeney kindly gave the Light report-
er tha particulars of t”he wreck but
the account was not written as dictat-
ed: neither did he say that it a
rear-end-
The injured men and also the body
of the dead fireman August S. Welch
wefe brought In last night. The injur-
ed men were taken to the Santa Rosa
hospital where they are receiving all
possible attention to ease their suffer-
ings. Welch's body was taken to
Sheern & Burnett’s where it was pre-
pared for burial and was removed to
the residence of his brother-in-law
William Bohart 1111 North Mesquite
street. The funeral takes place this
afternoon at 4 o’clock from that ad- >
dress.
Engineer Dick Nave was also badly
scalded and bruised and is in the hos-
pital with Dave Robinette L. C. Lane.
W. L. Harris and George Farr.
A tramp was killed in the wreck and
his body was buried on the spot. He
was stealing a ride.
MUST LET THEM FIGHT
St. Petersburg April 14.—The Vovoe
Vrema declares all coercion of Greece
upon the part of the Powers will cease
so soon. as war is declared because
other wise-it would* bear the character
of a pro-Turkish intervention.
PRACTICAL CHRISTIANS.
Memphis Tenn. April 14.—The
Christian Herald of New York which
is edited by Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage
will send a relief boat down the river
from Memphis. George A. Seaman
representative of the Christian Her-
ald. has come to this city from New
York in order to conduct this expedi-
tion which is entirely independent of
the local relief' committee.
SHOOTERS ARRIVE
A party of shooters arrived in the
city this morning to attend the tour-
nament of the San Antonio Gun club
which logins tomorrow. The party
consists of A. A. Forsythe of Monroe.
La. who is accompanied by his wife;
Dr. L. C. George of Monroe La. a
brother of Postmaster Joe George; W.
D. Mercer Jr. and W. A. Huey of
Magenta. La. and J. W. Hildreth rep-
resenting the Winchester Arms com-
pany.
Other shooters will arrive this after-
noon and tomorrow.
FINED THIRTY-FIVE DOLLARS
George Gillam was fined $25 for car-
rying a pistol and $lO for dlschargeing
ryln a pistol and $lO for discharging
fire arms in the city limits by the re-
cord today.
He was arrested Monday night on
Dawson street where he had discharg-
ed the weapon at the gate of a house
at which he had been calling. He was
talking to a girl named Fany Hodg.
who had 25 cents belonging to him
He asked her for the money which she
refused to give him. He thrust the
pistol near her face and told her to
hand it over. Just at this junctur
the weapon exploded. which Gillam
claims was accidental.
The girl’s brother who was standing
near at the time saw the affair and tel-
ephoned for the police. Officer Self i
made the arrest.
Gillam remained at the station ail
morning until nearly noon when some
friends succeeded in raising money to
pay his fine and he was liberated.
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